1 killed in SUV collision in west Houston

Published 11:40 am, Saturday, July 13, 2013

A driver who allegedly ran a red light early Saturday in west Houston died in a crash involving two sport utility vehicles, police said.

The driver of an Isuzu Amigo eastbound on Westheimer at about 2:25 a.m. ran a red light at Rogerdale, striking an Isuzu Ascender that was turning left, Houston Police Department spokesman Kese Smith said.

The Ascender driver, who was westbound on Westheimer, had a green light to turn left onto Rogerdale, Smith said.

As the two SUVs collided, the Amigo rolled over and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The Ascender driver was not injured, HPD said.

According to KHOU, the Amigo driver who died was a woman, but the preliminary police report did not include that information, Smith said.

Investigators also told KHOU that the Ascender driver initially left the scene but came back later and called 911.

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